Ram Chandar Karra holds B.Tech., M.Tech and Ph.D degrees in Mining Engineering, and he is presently working as Associate Professor of Mining Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal (Govt. of India) and also served as Head of the Department. His areas of research expertise are rock blasting, slope stability & mine waste management. He has involved in 8 R&D projects, 115 Industry sponsored projects and published more than 100 research papers. He received 6 National awards and is a Fellow/member of more than 10 professional societies like ISRM, IE, ISTE, MGMI MEAI etc. He travelled USA, Australia, Japan, UAE, Singapore, Hongkong, Malaysia etc. Gayana B C has graduated in Civil Engineering, obtained her M.Tech degree in Transportation Engineering and did her Ph.D from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal- India in the area of Mine Waste Utilization in Concrete Pavements. Dr. Gayana is a student member of International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP), American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and American Concrete Institute (ACI). Shubhananda Rao. P is a Civil Engineer, obtained his M.Tech degree in Construction Technology & Management, and Ph.D in the area of Thermal Efficient Non-Fired Bricks using Iron Ore Tailings and Perlite from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal- India.
